The CBA–DBA Professionalism Coordinating Counc i l recognized longtime council member and outgoing chair Donald Alperstein with a certificate of appreciation for his outstanding service to the council, which started in 1996.

Newly elected board members are Marilyn S. Chappell, special counsel for Wells Anderson & Race, LLC; John B. Grow, III, founder, CEO, and president of LawToolBox.com, Inc.; and James D. Kilroy, partner with Snell & Wilmer LLP.

The University of Denver is pleased to announce its Law Star honorees for 2012. They are as follows: Bill Keating, Thompson G. Marsh Award; Mike O’Donnell, Outstanding Alumni Award; 2004–05 DBA President Mary Jo Gross, Alumni Professionalism Award; and Prof. Joyce Sterling, Excellence in Teaching Award.

Nicolle Martin, in-house counsel for Auto Injury Solutions, Inc., has been selected to serve as an Allied Attorney for The Alliance Defense Fund.

Nancy Cohen, of counsel with Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell, has been appointed to a three-year term as a member of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Discipline.

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Wolf

Sandra Wick Mulvany, a partner in the Denver office of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, has recently been named as one of Girl Scouts of Colorado’s 100 Distinguished Alumnae.

Thomas J. Wolf, a business and trial attorney at Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC, has joined Denver Scholarship Foundation’s Development Committee.

The Navajo Nation Bar Association has selected Troy A. Eid to receive its Member of the Year Award. Eid is a litigation shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Denver office and co-chairs the firm’s national American Indian Law practice group.

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Hamilton

Otis, Coan & Peters, LLC congratulates member Brett Payton on his election to president of the Weld County Bar Association, Inc.

Brad Hamilton was elected chair of the board for Dolls for Daughters & Kenzi’s Kidz.

Donelson Ciancio & Grant, P.C. family law attorney Kate M. Lincoff has joined the community philanthropy Roots & Branches Foundation.

Peggy Richter of the Denver office of Kutak Rock LLP has joined the Board of Directors for The Colorado Humane Society & S.P.C.A., Inc.

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Wald

The Association of Corporate Counsel announced that Whirlpool Corporation and its outside counsel, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP, have been recognized as 2012 ACC Value Champions for their collaboration in making a difference for their organizations through creativity and value-based legal management skills.

Ashley Wald, an attorney in Holland & Har t ’s Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources practice, was elected assistant secretary of the Dumb Friends League board of directors.

Matthew Thompson has joined the Finance & Acquisitions Department of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP as an associate. His practice will focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, commercial finance, and securities transactions.

Dyer

Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP has announced that attorney Alan C. Friedberg has joined the firm as of counsel.
Friedberg concentrates his practice in the commercial area, including securities, business disputes, real estate matters, insurance, and professional liability cases.

The law firm of Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP is pleased to welcome Nicholas N. Dyer as an associate in the firm’s Colorado Springs office.

Dyer’s law practice is focused on corporate and real estate transactional matters.

Burns, Figa & Will, P.C. announced the addition of Corey Preston as an associate to the firm. Preston’s practice area will focus on commercial litigation.

Maze

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC is pleased to announce the addition of Emily A. Hippen as an associate in the real estate group. Hippen focuses her practice on commercial real estate finance, with an emphasis on the representation of lenders and servicers in both loan origination and loan modification transactions.

Andrew Fiske has joined the Finance & Acquisitions Department of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP as an associate. He concentrates his practice on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, emerging growth, and venture capital transactions.

Berenbaum Weinshienk PC is pleased to announce that Gary R. Maze has joined the firm’s IP and Litigation Practice Groups as a shareholder.

Miller

Dorsey & Whitney LLP has hired Anthony Epps as an associate in the Corporate department.

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Steinbeck

Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., is pleased to announce that Lindsay J. Miller has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Her areas of practice include family law, civil and criminal litigation, and estate planning matters.

Fisher & Phillips LLP announced that Lawrence Lee has joined the labor and employment law firm as a partner.

Burns, Figa & Will, P.C. announced the addition of Sarah Steinbeck as special counsel to the firm. Steinbeck will work with the firm’s business practice and securities law groups.

Ducker, Montgomery, Lewis & Bess, PC is pleased to announce that Ericka F. Houck Englert has joined the firm as of counsel. Houck Englert has more than 10 years of litigation experience representing companies and individuals in commercial, civil and criminal matters.

Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC is pleased to announce that Aaron C. Acker has joined the firm’s litigation department.

Dorsey and Whitney LLP has hired Milan Vinnola as an of counsel attorney in the firm’s biotech patent group.

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Berenbaum Weinshienk PC is pleased to announce that John G. Stumpf has joined the firm’s litigation practice group as an associate.

Otis, Coan & Peters, LLC is pleased to welcome attorney Peter B. Scott to the OCP team. Scott comes to OCP with more than 39 years of experience advising individuals, families, and business owners on tax law matters with a focus on estate, business, and tax planning.

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Wilson Elser has hired Henry L. Solano, formerly an acting secretary of labor appointed by President Bill Clinton, and a U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, as a partner.

Donelson Ciancio & Grant, P.C. (DCG) in Broomfield/Longmont and Freidel Dykes P.C. in Denver combined their law firms. Martin E. Freidel, founder of Freidel Dykes, will join DCG as a shareholder. The firm will continue to be known as Donelson Ciancio & Grant, P.C.

If you are a Denver Bar attorney member and you’ve moved, been promoted, hired an associate, taken on a partner, received a promotion or award, or begun service on a new board, we’d love to hear from you. Talks, speeches, CLE presentations, and political announcements, due to their sheer number, cannot be included. In addition, The Docket cannot print notices of honors determined by other publications (e.g., Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, etc.) again due to volume. Notices are printed at no cost but must be submitted in writing and are subject to editing and space available. Send all notices to Kate Schuster at kschuster@cobar.org by the 1st day of the month.